A book is sitting on the table at rest. The forces acting on the book include _______, and these forces are _______.
A.
gravity pushing up and friction pushing to the right; balanced
B.
gravity pushing down and the table pushing up; unbalanced
C.
gravity pushing down and the table pushing up; balanced
D.
gravity pushing up and friction pushing to the right; unbalanced
The force of a stationary object must be equal but in opposite
direction. A book is sitting on the table at rest. The forces acting on the
book include gravity pushing down and
the table pushing up, and these forces are balanced.